Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

The Arizona Women's Hall of Fame recognizes women natives or residents of the U.S. state of Arizona for their significant achievements or statewide contributions. In 1979, the office of Governor Bruce Babbitt worked with the Arizona Women's Commission to create the Hall of Fame. The first inductees were in October 1981. During its first decade, the Hall of Fame was overseen by the Arizona Historical Society and the Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records. A steering committee would each year select a varying number of women to be inducted. The 1991 inclusion of Planned Parenthood creator Margaret Sanger resulted in disapproval being heard from some in the Arizona Legislature, and funding dried up. With the lone exception of María Urquides in 1994, there were no Hall of Fame inductees for over a decade. Inductions finally resumed in 2002, when the Hall of Fame has only inducted new honorees every two years. The award returned to being annual in 2018.

In 2023, AZWHF created a scholarship awarded to an individual pursuing a degree in a museum program or a history discipline with an emphasis on women.

As of 2024, sponsorship of the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame is provided by Arizona Humanities, the Arizona Secretary of State, the Arizona State Capital Museum, Arizona State Libraries and Archives, Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park, SRP, Arizona Community Foundation, PBS - Horizonte, the Arizona Historical Society, C.L. Russell, and Front Doors.

Inductees

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References

• Arizona Press Women (2012). Skirting Traditions: Arizona Women Writers and Journalists 1912–2012. Tucson: Wheatmark. ISBN 978-1-60494-597-3.
• Arizona Women's Hall of Fame (March 23, 2017). "2017 Induction Ceremony – Arizona Women's Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
• Bataille, Gretchen M. (2001). Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-93020-0. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
• Leavengood, Betty (2007). Grand Canyon Women: Lives Shaped by Landscape. Grand Canyon Association. ISBN 978-0-938216-78-0.
• Price, Jay M. (2004). Gateways to the Southwest: The Story of Arizona State Parks. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 0-8165-2287-1.

Further reading

• Blair, Mary Ellen; Blair, Laurence R. (1989). The Legacy of a Master Potter : Nampeyo and Her Descendants. Treasure Chest Books. ISBN 978-1-887896-06-1.
• Fischer, Ron W. (2000). Nellie Cashman : Frontier Angel. Talei Publishers. ISBN 978-0-9631772-6-1.
• Miller, Kristie (2004). Isabella Greenway : An Enterprising Woman. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1897-5.
• Osselaer, Heidi J. (2011). Winning Their Place: Arizona Women in Politics, 1883–1950. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-3472-2 – via Project MUSE.
• Qoyawayma, Polingaysi; Carlson, Vada F (1964). No Turning Back; A True Account of a Hopi Indian Girl's Struggle to Bridge the Gap Between the World of Her People and the World of the White Man. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-0439-1.
• Sanger, Margaret; Katz, Esther; Engleman, Peter; Hajo, Cathy Moran (2006). The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-03372-8.
• Sekaquaptewa, Helen; Udall, Louise (2009). Me and Mine: The Life Story of Helen Sekaquaptewa. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-0270-7.
• Shaw, Anna Moore; Tashquinth, Matt (1968). Pima Indian Legends. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-0186-1.

External links

• Arizona Women's Hall of Fame